Looking back at how the health sector has fared since 1999, Rukevwe Ugwumba, Special Adviser to the Governor on Health Monitoring and a doctor, says “I’m very pleased with where we are today”. Ugwumba boasts that maternal/infant mortality rate and HIV/AIDS prevalence rate are the lowest in country courtesy of huge investments in health by…
Unbeatable Record in Healthcare Delivery
With series of medical feats by the state-owned Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, and the attainment of Goal 5 of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, ahead of the 2015 target date, Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has set an enviable record and demonstrated that with a combination of will and commitment, quality healthcare can…
Great Leap in Educational Advancement
To realise its vision of every child must go to school, the Uduaghan administration adopts a multiple approach ranging from free education to scholarship scheme as well as massive turnaround of education infrastructure An elderly man who often reminisced over the good old days of St. Patrick’s College, Asaba stopped over at the school along…
‘We are Institutionalising Delta Beyond Oil’ – Kenneth Okpara, Delta State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning
Kenneth Okpara is the Delta State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Tony Manuaka, senior associate editor, Stella Sawyerr, associate editor, Tony Akaeze, senior assistant editor, and Adewale Adelola, photojournalist, says in Nigeria and Delta State, a lot has been achieved in terms of results on ground…
Unlocking Economic Potential of Delta
The Uduaghan administration is transforming the economy of Delta State from one that is dependent on oil revenue to a diversified one Juliana Idafum is a petty trader in perishable fruits. In all the years she had been hawking in the neighbourhood of Nnebisi Roundabout in Asaba, life has never been as good as it…
‘Our Transport System Is Second to None’ – Benson Igbakpa, Commissioner for Transport, Delta State,
Benson Igbakpa, Commissioner for Transport, Delta State, says there had been radical changes in transportation in the state since 1999. He speaks on how the people have benefited from the state’s transport policy and how the policy has become the envy of all How would you describe the state of transportation in Delta State from…
Infrastructure Development in Delta Today Is Phenomenal – Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, Commissioner for Works
Delta State no doubt has a sweet story to tell about how 15 years of democracy has changed its landscape in terms of good network of roads. Funkekeme Solomon, the state Works Commissioner, in this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Tony Manuaka, senior associate editor, Stella Sawyerr, associate editor, Tony Akaeze, senior assistant editor,and…
‘The Legislature Is Consolidating’ – Rt. Hon. Peter Onwusanya, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly
Rt. Hon. Peter Onwusanya, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, posits that through its oversight functions, the legislature had been working in synergy with the executive “to attain the height we are eulogising today” It is 15 years of unbroken democracy; what does it mean to you as a politician and to Delta State? My…
Our Democracy Is Maturing – Governor Uduaghan
He once had cause to describe himself as the “guinea pig” of Nigeria’s democratic experiment. For seven out of the 15 years of Nigeria’s unbroken democratic journey, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor and Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, has been on the driver’s seat as the third executive governor of the…
Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan: A Governor Who Dared to Dream Big
The aphorism ‘charity begins at home’ is indeed a wise saying. It is a product of an imaginative and constructive mind. The story of Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan manifestly lends credence to this dictum. As the governor of Delta State, leadership was not just thrust upon him. No, it was not by happenstance nor fortuitous.…
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